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Sign Language: GCSE

Commons · Question 904604 · Tabled 10 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Charlotte Nichols

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress her Department has made on the implementation of a GCSE in British Sign Language.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 16 Jun 2025

The new British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE is a key feature of our commitment to enhancing the status of BSL in education and society.The department published subject content for the BSL GCSE in December 2023.As is the usual process for introducing a qualif...